Comments on: "Honey, can you babysit?"

By: chris

chris — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:23:41 +0000

Hi there, loved your site.
Where do you stay at the shore?
I own a sitting service in the Cape May Area and I serviced many families in the last 11 years.
My moms love the fact that they can go out while vacationing and feel comfortable with one of our sitters. It makes me so happy to provide them that peace of mind. I am a mother too and I know how they feel. It has been my pleasure making parent’s family vacation be a little about them too. I hope to continue this great business and good feeling for many more years to come.
Call us anytime. I teach school so after 4 is best.
Thanks.
Let me know how I can let more parents know we are here to help.
Thanks.
Christine

By: CPA Mom

CPA Mom — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:24:20 +0000

I do the same thing!! I get the kids in bed before I leave the house even though hubby is willing and capable of doing it himself. I give myself such guilt. I have got to remember he is a parent too and not just a “babysitter.”

By: Sherry

Sherry — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:50:30 +0000

I’ve recently found myself in the position of “training” my fiance on just this subject. If he’s going to be our son’s Daddy, he’s the Daddy. I stopped asking him to watch our son the day he asked if he could call him “our” son. I do, however, say things like, “I’m leaving the room” or “I need to go to the store, do you mind if N hangs out with you?”

I feel like it’s fair warning!

sherry

By: Rosie : )

Rosie : ) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:59:21 +0000

My husband is more than capable of watching the 7 kids when I need to go shopping or do something at night. But I also have made the comment of “My hubby is babysitting tonight”.

As Moms, we are often the “last resort” {pardon the negative-sounding vibe there}, meaning that if dad doesn’t really want to change the stinky diaper, guess who gets the job… You can apply this often, to many situations, and it causes us Moms to feel like we need to ask our hubbies to take care of their own children. Even with fantastic hubbies who are supportive, caring and great with the kids.

It has to be written in our DNA somewhere.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:16:09 +0000

What is it about Target? Whenever I get free time it is like my car instinctively knows to take me there. I haven’t ventured out leaving DH to “babysit” our 3 1/2 year old and newborn yet but I know when the time comes I’ll loose myself in the aisles and aisles of great deals and must haves!

By: Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You

Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:03:08 +0000

yup, here too. “Honey, do you mind watching the kids so I can go to walmart?” and then I take FOR-EVER and my ex-co-workers ask me all the time “where are the kids?!?!” and I say “HOME WITH DADDY” – and it’s so nicccce.

And yeah, coming home isn’t always the best – baby’s diaper sagging to his ankles, daughter’s been playing in the sink since I left, etc. but still – an hour or two ALONE?

priceless!

By: Jen @ One Moms World

Jen @ One Moms World — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:51:39 +0000

LOL… I do the exact same thing. Hun can you watch the girls a bit so I can run to the store? I wonder why we do that? hehe

By: Carole

Carole — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:39:33 +0000

Wow, did this post really make me say, “why HAVE I been asking?” Isn’t that interesting…..

I envy you your trip to Tarjay! I am dying for one myself. Maybe I’ll ask my husband if…… wait, no I won’t!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:21:17 +0000

I did the same thing last night except I went to Walmart and walked around forever!!

By: BabyCenter: MOMformation » Blog Archive » Does your child’s daddy babysit?

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:27:03 +0000

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